Supply Chain

Bringin’ it all back home

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 · Rand Stille and Sriram Narayanan
As conditions change in some emerging markets, companies that once outsourced some of their manufacturing and distribution processes are thinking about bringing them back in-house. We look at the five key considerations a company should explore before pulling the trigger on…

Trade Analysts Wary of U.S. Protectionism

Thursday, June 30, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
According to Panjiva data, U.S. export of goods in 2015 was about $1.5 trillion

Legal Disruption in EU May Cause Headaches for U.S. Supply Chain Managers

Thursday, June 30, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Last week's Brexit vote has created political upheaval and a confused and uncertain global marketplace, contend leading law and supply chain analysts.

Supply Chain Pressures Transforming Manufacturing

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The MAPI Foundations – the research affiliate of Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation - notes that supply chain pressures are becoming a transforming influence behind automation.

Maritime Sector Copes With Talent Void

Thursday, June 23, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
While there is widespread concern about attracting new talent to the supply chain industry, it seems especially acute in the maritime sector.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Why the Cost Tradeoff Mentality Will Change

Monday, June 20, 2016 · Michael Gravier
We are entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution and many wonder what will supply chain management look like in the next era characterized by high technology, a demand economy, and the increasingly blurred lines between reality and cyber-space?

State of Strategic Transportation Sourcing

Monday, June 13, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
With the complex economic and global trade environment pushing rates higher, shippers are under pressure to nail down the right suppliers and transportation partners—while squeezing as much value as possible out of their supplier/transportation network.

Supply Chain Pressures Driving Changes in Manufacturing

Monday, June 13, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The MAPI Foundation - the research affiliate of Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation - notes that supply chain pressures are becoming a transforming influence behind automation.

Having trouble negotiating successful long-term agreement? Change your tactics!

Friday, June 3, 2016 · Frank Mobus and Bill Sanders
LTA's present a real opportunity for efficiency and savings. To realize those benefits, supply chain professionals need to broaden their horizon in terms of what constitutes the negotiating process.

The Impact of Predictive Analytics on Spare Parts Inventory Planning

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 · Mike Brocks and Renzo Trujillo
The MIT CTL researchers developed and tested a new predictive failure spare parts planning method, and compared it to a traditional time-series forecasting method via an inventory planning simulation model.

State of Ocean Container Supply Chain: Part II

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
According to a recent AlixPartners report, due to the continued introduction of mega vessels—capable of carrying more than 18,000 twenty-foot-equivalent container units (TEUs)—industry capacity globally is expected to jump by 4.5% in 2016 and another 5.6% in 2017, while…

NRF Champions Trans-Pacific Partnership

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 · SCMR Staff
The recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will have a positive impact on both retailers and American consumers once enacted, according to a new report released by the National Retail Federation

NeoGrid Releases On-Shelf Availability SaaS in North America

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 · SCMR Staff
NeoGrid, a global supply chain management technology provider, released of its On-Shelf Availability (OSA) service in North America.

New CBRE Report Shows Global Range of U.S. Retailers

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
American retailers, which already operate in more foreign countries on average than their Asian and European peers, have widened the gap with a more aggressive international expansion pace, according to CBRE Group's 9th Annual "How Global is the Business of…

FusionOps Raises $25 Million in Series C Financing

Friday, May 13, 2016 · SCMR Staff
FusionOps, provider of the Supply Chain Intelligence Cloud, announced it has secured $25 million in Series C funding from both new and existing investors.
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